Chapter 343 – The Frenzied Zombies

In truth, Yuwen Xuan was somewhat concerned about Li Yalin’s condition.

He occasionally glanced through the rearview mirror, seemingly wanting to ask something.

However, Li Yalin’s cold demeanor served as a perfect shield at this moment.

Ling Mo was not privy to the sibling dynamics between them, but Yuwen Xuan’s behavior seemed a bit odd.

It was as if he was handling Li Yalin with extreme caution, like dealing with a fragile porcelain doll that could break at any moment.

“Judging by his behavior, he must have gone through something… Whatever, as long as it doesn’t get exposed,” Ling Mo thought to himself.

After more than forty minutes, the off-road vehicle finally exited the highway. They had arrived in A City.

As a tourist city nestled between mountains and water, A City indeed looked quite pleasant.

The road into the city was a large bridge spanning the river. Due to the winter drought, many parts of the riverbed were exposed, covered with golden reeds that added a unique charm to the scenery.

Compared to X City, which was overrun with zombies, A City felt much more peaceful.

The quarantine zone in A City was on the other side of the urban area.

However, A City’s environment was unique; a river split into four branches through the city, with bridges connecting the parts.

This kind of environment had both advantages and disadvantages for human survivors. It increased safety but reduced the availability of resources…

Nevertheless, the ability to establish a quarantine zone was largely due to the unique terrain and environment.

According to Yuwen Xuan, as the number of survivors grew, Falcon Camp found it increasingly difficult to sustain everyone with A City’s existing supplies.

The dwindling ammunition further exacerbated their problems.

In this situation, targeting the nearby X City was undoubtedly the best solution to their predicament.

Therefore, Falcon Camp had long since opened the road from A City to X City and gradually started clearing the highway.

These projects took a significant amount of time and resulted in heavy casualties.

When three exploration squads were dispatched to X City, the entire Falcon Camp focused on them, eagerly awaiting the news they would bring back.

“So, when that Tom and his team get back to the camp, Ling-Ge will likely draw a lot of attention from the other camp members,” Xia Na suddenly whispered to Li Yalin and Ye Lian.

Their hearing was much sharper than ordinary people’s, and they spoke in whispers so low that no one else could hear. Moreover, Xia Na deliberately opened the window a crack, letting the wind drowned out their whispers entirely, making sure even Ling Mo didn’t catch a word.

Li Yalin showed a trace of frustration. “I don’t know why, but I don’t want Ling Mo getting too close to humans.”

Ye Lian opened her mouth, hesitated for a long while, and finally squeezed out a sentence: “I… I think… as long as Ling-Ge is happy.”

“Ye Lian is always like this. But I do agree with Senior Sister’s view. Humans, well, some are good, some are bad… or rather, there aren’t purely good or purely bad people. The more I think about it, the more conflicted I feel. Humanity is a double-edged sword…”

Xia Na said as she gazed out the window.

Li Yalin and Ye Lian exchanged glances and then both shook their heads simultaneously.

“Double-edged sword… what… is that?”

“Is this the complexity of human emotions? I don’t get it…”

“By the way, since we’re bringing you along, we can’t take the regular route. We’ll have to go around, but it means passing through a zombie zone!”

Yuwen Xuan suddenly whistled excitedly as he spoke.

“Hey, you’re the captain, can’t you talk your way through?” Ling Mo immediately had a bad feeling.

“Really? Hahaha, but the entrance is always guarded by the Intelligence Team, and they’re very strict with their checks. Also…” Yuwen Xuan suddenly turned his head, looking at Ling Mo with a complex expression, “You’re strong, right? Show me what you’ve got so I can feel completely at ease entrusting my sister to you. This is a demand of an older brother… no, a guardian.”

“Got it…” Ling Mo’s eyes narrowed, and he nodded. “You’re doing this on purpose!”

Given the circumstances, they had no choice but to follow Yuwen Xuan’s plan.

Though he seemed a bit crazy, he wouldn’t lead Ling Mo and the others into a certain death trap…

But just as the off-road vehicle drove onto another bridge, Ling Mo almost bit his tongue!

On the other side of the bridge was a dense mass of zombies!

Crossing the bridge meant entering the zombie zone of A City!

All the zombies that hadn’t been eliminated were driven to that side, occupying half of A City’s area.

“This number… Damn, it’s ridiculous!”

Even in X City, Ling Mo had never seen such a densely packed horde of zombies…

“Ah! Why are there so many? And why haven’t you tried mowing them down with gunfire or bombing these monsters?” Wu Pengfei asked, his face showing extreme shock.

Yuwen Xuan turned to glance at him and smiled. “Is it that simple? Don’t be fooled by how they’re all crammed together now; these are just ordinary zombies. Even they have learned not to face firearms directly after prolonged engagement with us. The zombies’ learning ability is truly terrifying. Even though they lack intelligence, their instincts still drive them to avoid harm. In essence, the so-called fearless nature of ordinary zombies is just ignorance. When their numbers start to dwindle significantly, the sacrifices of their kind teach them to avoid danger. Of course, they’re avoiding, not fearing. Frenzied zombies…”

“Moreover, the truly dangerous Senior Zombies are hiding at the back. And… look at this number; notice anything odd?”

“What?” Luo Ni asked, her whole body trembling in fear, her voice shaking.

“It’s about the numbers. I believe the zombies in A City are different from those in X City. Massive deaths have stimulated their… reproduction!” Yuwen Xuan said with a sinister wink.

Despite his tone sounding more excited than anything, Luo Ni and Wu Pengfei still cried out in horror, “Reproduction?!”

They swallowed hard. Constantly evolving zombies were already terrifying enough, but the idea that these monsters could also reproduce?!

Reproduction? Ling Mo immediately sat up straight.

He already knew that once zombies reached a certain level, they might start courtship, and leader-level zombies would definitely look for a mate.

But… maybe it was because X City was too big and had too many zombies, so Ling Mo had never really seen new zombies being born.

But here, in A City, zombies had actually started reproducing?!

In the back seat, Li Yalin’s eyes widened suddenly, and she muttered, “Reproduction… children!”

Yuwen Xuan was delighted to have sparked Li Yalin’s interest. He nodded excitedly, “Yes, children. Zombies’ ability to adapt to the environment is incredible, and they seem to adjust their evolution based on environmental changes. When there are fewer of their kind, they start trying to reproduce. These things are basically the human version of aliens. Although the zombie children still look human on the outside, they’ve undergone significant changes. Be prepared. If we’re lucky, we might see some soon. Oh, and let me issue a red alert.”

His gaze turned eerie, and a faint, uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips, “Watch out for those babies!”

“Easier said than done! How are we supposed to prepare mentally for this?”

“I can’t even imagine it, so there’s no way to prepare. I want to get off this ride, wah!”

But Ling Mo wasn’t in the mood to listen to them at that moment.

Others might not know, but in Ling Mo’s eyes, Li Yalin’s Psychic Light Cluster was almost turning the entire vehicle red!

The intense psychic fluctuations of a Leader-Level Zombie even caused the zombies across the river to howl in unison!

“Wow, looks like my scent is quite appealing. See how warmly they’re welcoming me,” Yuwen Xuan said, stretching out his hand and waving vigorously at the other side, “Yo!”

“Tch, it smells awful. Compared to Ling-Ge, it’s like a pile of dung.”

“Uh… is Senior Sister’s brother really okay?”

“Hee hee. Huh? Senior Sister, what’s wrong?”

Li Yalin seemed to be struggling to control something. When Ling Mo turned to look at her, he couldn’t help but shiver.

Her expression was exactly the same as when Ling Mo first saw the mutated Li Yalin!

Full of desire… as if she had seen a delicious meal…